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reseat

[ree-seet] / riˈsit /


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The homeowner paid me to specify how the repair was to be done and to be present when a plumber came out to reseat two toilets in the house.

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2023

Landmark said it will upgrade the Playhouse 7’s sound and projection systems and, in the coming months, spruce up the facilities and reseat auditoriums.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2022

And that, he said, was enough for him to reject the prosecution’s effort to reseat them.

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2021

Once you reseat the original earbud, noise cancellation kicks back in.

From The Verge Aug. 11, 2021

The war was decided upon, and the Duke of Angoulême, nephew of the king, was sent across the Pyrenees with one hundred thousand troops to put down the innumerable factions, and reseat Ferdinand.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen by John Lord

With a nod, Wilf goes and reseats himself on the cart and snaps the reins on his oxen.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

The count suddenly rises from his seat, then he hurriedly reseats himself.

From The Italians by Frances Elliot

Despairingly she reseats herself upon the side of the bed, and with head still buried in her hands, continues her soliloquy—no longer of things present, but reverting to the past.

From Gwen Wynn by Mayne Reid

Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

From The Diamond Coterie by Lawrence L. Lynch

Despairingly she reseats herself upon the side of the bed, and with head still buried in her hands, continues her soliloquy; no longer of things present, but reverting to the past.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid

In meetings, Morris has reseated North Texas players who clustered together so they could meet other transfers and OSU holdovers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

With the full load, the notoriously fickle Switch started flashing on and off until I reseated it.

From The Verge May 18, 2022

The vibe turned into a sopping wet party of grateful diners who hovered while waiters reseated guests and rushed to haul in their unfinished plates — clearly a practiced routine.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2017

Eventually, the agitated man was reseated elsewhere, and once the plane took off, I curled into the side of the plane and cried as silently as I could.

From The Guardian Jul. 1, 2017

Rising and going into the bedroom, Pris reappeared carrying a pen and scrap of paper; she reseated herself, scratched out a hasty message.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

When flights were less full, flight attendants say, reseating passengers so that family members could sit together wasn’t a problem.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2011

When flights were less full, flight attendants say, reseating passengers so that a family could sit together wasn’t a problem.

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2011

I hope Morlot will reconsider his reseating of the orchestra when he comes to conduct the major classical and romantic works that really need the violin sections split left and right.

From Seattle Times Sep. 18, 2011

The rest of the program also benefited from Elder's orchestral reseating.

From Chicago Tribune Jan. 7, 2011

“Oh, she survived,” said Dumbledore, reseating himself behind his desk and indicating that Harry should sit down too.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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